
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
King Solomon's Ring
About this book
Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. Charmingly illustrated by Lorenz himself, this book is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends, a world which often provides an uncanny resemblance to our own. A must for any animal-lover!
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Animals as a Nuisance
- 2 Something that Does No Damage: the Aquarium
- 3 Robbery in the Aquarium
- 4 Poor Fish
- 5 Laughing at Animals
- 6 Pitying Animals
- 7 Buying Animals
- 8 The Language of Animals
- 9 The Taming of the Shrew
- 10 The Covenant
- 11 The Perennial Retainers
- 12 Morals and Weapons
- Index